Bulls forward Carlos Boozer hopes to make his debut with the team by this weekend.

Boozer has been sidelined with a broken right pinkie and said his hand was sore after practicing with his teammates for the first time on Monday.

"It's great to be back on the court," Boozer said Tuesday on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "My hand definitely has come a long way so it's really good. It's a little sore today, but I expected it to be that way. I'm going to get treatment right now and then go through another practice."

The Bulls will face the Magic on Wednesday, but Boozer won't commit to playing in the game.

"It may or may not be [Wednesday]," Boozer said. "I'm expecting hopefully this week, maybe this weekend but we'll see. I don't want to say I'm playing [Wednesday] and then not be able to play."

The Bulls play host to the Celtics on Friday and the Rockets on Saturday.